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Germany approves bringing coal-fired power plants back online this winter
Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved putting on-reserve lignite-fired power plants back online from October until the end of March 2024, the economy ministry said, as a step to replace scarce natural gas this winter and avoid shortages.
read more... 05/10/2023
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G20 per capita CO2 emissions from coal rise 7% from 2015
Group of 20 nations have increased per capita emissions nearly 7% from coal-fired power since 2015, with China and India adding new plants, and Australia's CO2 count per head nearly three times higher than the world average, research showed on Tuesday.
read more... 05/09/2023
France allows coal plants to operate until end-2024
The French government today published a decree increasing the number of hours when coal-fired plants are allowed to operate until the end of next year.
read more... 25/08/2023
‘UK abandons proposed law to ban coal power generation’
The government has reportedly scrapped a plan to pass a law to ban coal power generation in Britain.
read more... 26/06/2023
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UK Government to backtrack on new coal mine ban
The UK Government will backtrack on plans to include a ban on opening new coal mines in its updated Energy Bill currently moving through Parliament, the BBC reports.
read more... 21/06/2023